A second
London bus burst into flames this morning - completely destroying it less than 24 hours after an electric double decker exploded on the school run.
The hybrid vehicle caught fire in North Woolwich, East London, just before 7am today with onlookers shouting 'what the f***' as they were urged to 'move back'.
A video showed the bus ablaze before dawn at the junction of Factory Road and Store Road, while photographs taken later in daylight showed its burnt-out shell.
Firefighters confirmed no passengers were on the bus and there were no injuries, although it took around an hour to get the blaze under control. Crews set up an 80ft (25m) cordon at the scene and were investigating the cause this afternoon.
The bus involved in today's blaze was an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 hybrid that runs on diesel and electricity, with around 900 in use across 78 routes in London.
Only yesterday, a huge blast
ripped the back off an Optare Metrodecker bus on route 200 in Wimbledon in south west London at 7.20am on its way to Raynes Park.
It came nearly two years after all Metrodeckers were temporarily taken out of service for safety checks in May 2022 when two were involved in a major fire at Potters Bar bus garage in Hertfordshire - before being returned to service only days later. Today, a London Fire Brigade spokesman told MailOnline: 'We were called at 6.49am to reports of a bus on fire on Factory Road in North Woolwich.
'No passengers were on the bus and there have been no reports of any injuries.
'Firefighters attended and brought the fire under control by 7.55am. One double-decker bus was destroyed by fire.
'A 25-metre (80ft) cordon is currently in place as a precaution. The cause of the fire is under investigation.'
Tom Cunnington, TfL's head of buses business development, told MailOnline: 'We are working with the operator, GoAhead, and the manufacturer, Alexander Dennis, to investigate the cause of this fire.
'London's bus network remains safe to use and we have no reason to suspect that this fire on a hybrid bus was linked to an earlier incident on an electric bus in Wimbledon.
'The bus was out of service when the fire happened and there are no reported injuries. TfL and the bus operators will not hesitate to take action if required to ensure the bus network remains safe.'
And a spokesman for Go-Ahead London told MailOnline: 'Go-Ahead London is urgently investigating a vehicle fire that took place today at approximately 6.40am on a double-deck diesel-hybrid bus in the Silvertown area.
'The bus was out of service and therefore carrying no passengers. Our driver safely exited the vehicle and is uninjured. 'We are grateful to the emergency services for their prompt response and are working with relevant authorities to establish the facts.'